Q111.The primary purpose of an operating system is:
a) To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
b) To allow people to use the computer
c) To keep systems programmers employed
d) To make computers easier to use
Answer : a
Q112.Which of the following operating system reads and reacts in actual time?
a) Quick Response System
b) Real Time System
c) Time Sharing System
d) Batch Processing System
Answer : b
Q113.All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT
a) Any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory
b) The setting for the amount of hard disk drive space to allocate virtual memory can be manually change
c) This temporary storage is called the swap file or page file
d) Virtual memory is the physical space o the hard drive
Answer : a
Q114.The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that
a) Windows can run with an Intel processor, whereas Linux cannot
b) Linux is a proprietary whereas Windows is not
c) There are multiple versions of Linux, but only one version of Windows
d) Any programmer can modify Linux code which is not permitted with Windows
Answer : d
Q115.What is dispatch latency?
a) The time taken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another
b) The time taken by the processor to write a file into disk
c) The whole time taken by all processor
d) None of Above
Answer : a
Q.116. Memory protection is of no use in a
a) single user system
b) non-multitasking system
c) non-multiprogramming system
d) none of the above
Answer : d
Q117.Whenever you move a directory from one location to another
a) All files inside the directory are moved
b) All the subdirectory inside that directory are moved
c) The directory is moved the source file is not moved
d) Both A and B
Answer : d
Q118.The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) resides in
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) The CPU
d) Memory Cache
Answer : b
Q119.Which of the following does not occur during the power-on-self-test (POST)?
a) The scan disk utility begins to run
b) The video card and video memory are tested
c) The BIOS identification process occurs
d) Memory chip are checked to ensure that they are working properly
Answer : a
Q120. The command used to create logical drive for specific location of disk
a) Fdisk
b) Format
c) Subst
d) All of the above
Answer : c